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MOT History from tests of diesel FORD S-MAXs year 2012

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mot history
Pass percent:72.45%
(The average a diesel FORD S-MAX year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:72,489 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues2110
Headlamp aim out of alignment2097
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1309
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))620
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))575
Registration plate issues444
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))425
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))379
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))323
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))312
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))310
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))305
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))301
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))292
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))275
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))249
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened244
Windscreen washer not working 243
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))242
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|207
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))191
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|190
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))189
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))182
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))179
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))174
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))170
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))164
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak148
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))147
Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))138
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||121
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))119
Brakes imbalanced across an axle115
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))115
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|115
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))114
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))113
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|104
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault103
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))97
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))97
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))96
Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a))96
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))94
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))94
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))94
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))93
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened88
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))88
Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))87
Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))85
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))84
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||83
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||83
Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))81
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak78
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))76
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||75
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))74
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii||72
Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))72
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|71
Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))70
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||69
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||69
Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))67
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))66
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))65
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))65
Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))65
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))64
Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))63
Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))62
Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))61
Nearside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|60

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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